Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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William H. Crogman (1841-1931)
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Tituba
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Taylor Emmanuel Gordon (1893-1971)
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William P. Stewart (1839-1907)

Explore Global African History

Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960
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Patrice Emery Lumumba (1925-1961)
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Iman Kerigo (1992- )
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Niger Delta Conflict, 1990s–
Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960
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(1958) Patrice Lumumba, “Speech at Accra”

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Fighting for Racial Justice in the Pacific Northwest: Lillian Walker and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights
UNIT 342A: L-R, Alberta Hunter, Alfred Elkins, Ollie Crawford, Leonard Caston, Mae Gaddy & Joe Taps Miller
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Alberta Hunter and the Rhythm Rascals in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II
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John McWhorter, “Celebrate the Triumph of Ordinary Black Americans”
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Telling Secrets, Spying Freedom: A Novel Account of Mary Bowser’s Civil War Espionage

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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